Humans speak more than 7,000 languages today. As different as they all seem, researchers argue in a new review that they all ...

The Irish do love a good story and a good celebration. The celebration of St. Patrick’s Day has evolved from the observance ...

This date serves as a “lower boundary” for when language capacity must have emerged. But since Homo sapiens is at least ...

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DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals ...

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

One of the most profound questions about human history is when language, as we know it, first emerged. A new analysis of ...

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As the Solo Leveling anime nears completion, several similarities to the Hunter X Hunter anime have been noted. Here’s ...

Recent research from The Rockefeller University suggests a unique mutation in the NOVA1 gene, specific to humans, played a ...

Data across countries and ages reveals a growing struggle to concentrate, and declining verbal and numerical reasoning. Read ...

Skyline Drive winds along the mountain ridge like a ribbon draped across nature’s most impressive gift box, offering overlooks that prove why Virginia’s license plates boast about being “for lovers” – ...